Monthly Archives: November 2010

2011 Amsonia hubrichtii Perennial Plant Association Plant of the Year

Each year, the Perennial Plant Association, with experts weighing in from all over, vet plants for gardeners, selecting an outstanding and easily grown perennial. Continue reading

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November in North Carolina – Happy Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving By: Helen Yoest The TarHeelGardening blog is published and edited by Helen Yoest. For more information on Tarheel Gardening, please visit our website at Tarheel Gardening – your online resource for North Carolina gardening enthusiasts.

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Proven Winners GoldDust

Name: Mecardonia hybrid ‘GoldDust’™ Zones: Hardy to 9 – 11.  An annual in NC Size: 2 -5  inches tall and spread 12 – 16 inch spread. Conditions: Sun; normal moisture Proven Winners has many gardeners and garden writers, like me, … Continue reading

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How-to Deter Voles

If your hostas were here today and gone tomorrow, you were very likely visited by a vole. Voles feed on a variety of herbaceous plants with particular fondness for hostas, roses, and camellias. Continue reading

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How-to Deter Deer

How often have you heard, “They will eat anything if they are hungry enough?”  This is true.   Even people who know little to nothing about deer, know this to be true. As the populations grow and grow, the need … Continue reading

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How-to Divide Perennials

Are you finding your daylily bloom numbers fading? Is your Sedum splaying? Do your daisies die out in the center? Have your hostas become too big for their homes? Dividing perennials can rejuvenate older plantings and give you more plants. Continue reading

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